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Paul’s first experience in Japan was in 1966 as a member of The Beatles. Later, in 1975, a visit to Japan with Wings was announced, but due to his criminal record, he was not allowed to enter the country and the visit was cancelled. He came to Japan again in 1980, but was forced to return home without performing. His first solo performance was in 1990, a long time after his first performance. He came to Japan again in 1993, but had to wait nine years until 2002 for his next performance. And his recent performance in Japan in 2013 was another nine years later. In this way, Paul’s performances in Japan should have been very rare experiences that are linked to the times and the person he was at that time. However, just six months after the excitement of his 2013 performance, rumors circulated that he would be coming to Japan again. I was surprised when I thought it was a false rumor at first, but it turned out to be true. The 2014 performance was cancelled due to poor health, but he returned to Japan in 2015 to fulfill his contract. And he will come to Japan again in 2017, for the first time in two years. Paul’s visit to Japan is no longer a rare experience, but is part of his routine, with tours in the US, Europe, and Japan. In 2016, Paul will be going on a new tour titled “ONE ON ONE TOUR”. Paul was born in 1942, before the war, and will be 75 years old in 2017. How much longer will he be able to tour after this? Probably physically and age-wise, he will not be doing such a large-scale tour in five years. And he is probably aware of this himself. So, he is not in a hurry to stand on stage as much as possible so that he will not have any regrets when he can, but he is thinking of such a way of concluding his life. For fans who experienced the 80s when Paul did not go on tour at all, it must be incredible to see Paul touring every year as he does now. The ONE ON ONE tour, which began in 2016, has entered its second year. Then, on New Year’s Eve 2016, the Japan tour was announced in the form of a message to the Red and White Song Battle. This was not only the first performance in Japan for the ONE ON ONE tour, but Japan was also chosen as the first concert location in 2017. Paul himself said that he was rehearsing again for this Japan tour, and as the new year turned and people were looking forward to a new ONE ON ONE tour, Japan was the place to debut it. Initially, three performances were announced at the Tokyo Dome, and then Budokan was added again. Personally, I think it was worth it to only perform at Budokan once, but as a fan, I’m happy that the number of performances is increasing. The dates for Paul’s Japan tour in 2017 are as follows. April 25, 2017 Nippon Budokan April 27, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 29, 2017 Tokyo Dome April 30, 2017 Tokyo Dome I’m concerned that the number of shows is decreasing with each year’s Japan tour, but for those who are not enthusiastic fans, it may be inevitable because some people are asking, “Are they coming again?”. I understand that this is especially true because the previous two Japan tours were the same OUT THERE tour. However, this time, the tour title was changed. Of course, the set list was also changed, and attention was focused on songs unique to the ONE ON ONE tour that had not been heard until now. This work records the Tokyo Dome performance on April 30, the final day of the 2017 Japan tour. The Budokan performance on the first day had a special set list like in 2015 due to the time limit of the venue, but it was a compact show that was shortened in time. However, the Tokyo Dome performance was a full set concert like the ONE ON ONE tour in Europe and the United States the previous year. Of course, this is Paul’s latest set list for 2017, which is different from 2016. First, the show opens with “A Hard Day’s Night,” the biggest feature of the ONE ON ONE tour. Paul sings the parts that John sang in the original. “Temporary Secretary” was a song from “McCartney II” that was first performed on the European tour after the last Japan performance in 2015, but here it was happily performed for the first time to Japanese fans. When I look at the set list of each tour, I feel that Paul loves “Let Me Roll It.” Although it is a relatively long song, it was played even at the shortened set at Budokan, and it has become a staple on Paul’s stage. Moreover, this time it was played consecutively with the similar “I’ve Got A Feeling.” This is also where you can get a glimpse of Paul’s attention. In the acoustic corner, “In Spite Of All Danger,” which has not been played for a while since the 2004 and 2005 tours, catches the eye. Last year, “Love Me Do” was performed after George Martin’s memories were spoken, but the meaning of the memorial has faded and it is now performed as a normal Beatles song. Wicks is in charge of that impressive harmonica. And it is also nice that “You Won’t See Me”, which was omitted at the Budokan, was successfully performed at the Tokyo Dome. It is a very rare song that was never performed live during the Beatles era and was only performed during the short European tour in the summer of 2004. Moreover, in 2004 it was performed as an electric set, but this time it was arranged differently and performed as one of the songs in the acoustic set. Since the intro is different from the original, it is interesting that the audience gets excited when the lyrics start and it becomes clear that it is “that song”. After the acoustic corner, Paul sits down at the magic piano with psychedelic paint. “The Fool On The Hill” is also on the set list for the first time in a long time. Japanese fans will be familiar with it because it was performed during their first visit to Japan in 1990. At that time, the arrangement sampled Martin Luther King’s speech, but this time, the same ending as the anthology outtake is used. “I Wanna Be Your Man,” which was “first released in Japan” at the Budokan, was also performed at the Tokyo Dome. A summer US tour was announced around the time of the Japan performance, and “I Want to Be Your Boyfriend” will probably continue to be included in the set list there as well. Similarly, “SGT. Pepper’s Reprise” was also played in a different location for the encore. Paul changes the set list every time he performs consecutive shows, but on this day, the songs were selected as a mix of the first and second days. Although the second song returned to “Junior’s Farm,” “Letting Go” was not played, and “Jet” remained in that position. “We Can Work It Out” on the first day was replaced with “I’ve Just Seen A Face” on the second day, and on this day it was changed back to “We Can Work It Out.” The biggest difference is “Get Back,” the only one for this year’s Japan performances in the encore. This means that they played different songs on all three days at Tokyo Dome. However, perhaps because the band’s cooperation was not going well, the intro was “Hi Hi Hi” and then it turned into “Get Back”, which was a slightly unusual version due to a mistake. This is also fun. Disc 3 contains the complete sound check for VIP ticket buyers before the concert. They always entertain with a set list unique to the sound check that is not played in the main concert, so it is very popular, and this time the right to purchase was allocated by lottery. After tuning up, the whole band first jams with the intention of making a light sound. Paul improvises the lyrics “Let’s rock, Tokyo Dome” over and over. It is Paul’s way of offering a service by repeatedly calling out the name of the place where the concert is held. And on this day, they performed “All My Loving”, “One After 909”, and “On My Way To Work” from the album “New”, which were not performed in the actual concert. “On My Way To Work” was only played at the Albany concert on the first day of the OUT THERE tour, and has never been played outside of sound checks since then. In that respect, it is a valuable performance. And Little Richard’s cover “Miss Ann” is also played here. Every time, sound checks end with “Lady Madonna”, but this time, a humming intro was added before the song. Paul McCartney’s 2017 Japan tour, the final day of the April 30th Tokyo Dome performance, is completely recorded with high sound quality from the front row recording. This is the first ONE ON ONE Japan landing and full set concert. There will probably be many titles released from the 2017 Japan tour, but they will eventually fade in front of the Piccadilly Circus label, which has been following Paul’s latest tour for many years. Even if you listen to various other titles, you will eventually return to the Piccadilly Circus label, and I think that experience has been repeated with the titles of past Japan tours. We hope you will trust the track record we have built up over the years as a specialized label. We are confident that this choice is the best one, as we take pride in our label. With the advances in equipment, even amateurs can record with a certain level of quality, but it is precisely because we live in such times that we want you to enjoy the work of professionals on this album. Professional work. ■Complete recording of the final day of the Tokyo Dome concert on April 30, 2017 in the front row ■Includes VIP sound check audio from the day ■The only “Get Back” from the 2017 Japan concert TOKYO DOME TOKYO JAPAN April 30, 2017 DISC ONE 01. Introduction 02. A Hard Day’s Night 03. Junior’s Farm 04. Can’t Buy Me Love 05. Jet 06. Temporary Secretary 07. Let Me Roll It 08. I’ve Got A Feeling 09. My Valentine 10. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five 11. Maybe I’m Amazed 12. We Can Work It Out 13. In Spite Of All Danger 14. You Won’t See Me 15. Love Me Do 16. And I Love Her 17. Blackbird 18. Here Today DISC TWO 01. Queenie Eye 02. New 03. The Fool On The Hill 04. Lady Madonna 05. Fourfive Seconds 06. Eleanor Rigby 07. I Wanna Be Your Man 08. Being For The Benefit Of Mr.Kite 09. Something 10. Ob La Di Ob La Da 11. Band On The Run 12. Back In The U.S.S.R. 13. Let It Be 14. Live And Let Die 15. Hey Jude DISC THREE 01. Yesterday 02. SGT. Pepper’s Reprise 03. Get Back 04. Hi Hi Hi 05. Golden Slumbers – Carry That Weight – The End SOUNDCHECK 06. Tuning 07. Paul’s Greeting 08. Tokyo Dome Jam 09. Honey Hush 10. One After 909 11. All My Loving 12. Let ‘Em In 13. Miss Ann 14. On My Way To Work 15. San Francisco Bay Blues 16. Ram On 17. Midnight Special 18. Instrumental 19. Lady Madonna 20. Paul’s Greeting
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